Today's News

The N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld a judge’s dismissal of Shallotte Point residents’ lawsuit against the town of Shallotte, stating their claim of spot zoning to allow for a condominium project was unfounded.

Husband and wife Chris Musi and Pam Sabalos, who live on Riverbend Drive, filed suit against the town of Shallotte in 2007, claiming the town’s rezoning of land on their street for the proposed Holden’s Landing condominium project was “arbitrary” and amounted to illegal “spot zoning.”

The morning was cool and damp as I walked into the hospital. My son was sleeping in his carrier as I lifted it out of the car and carried it across the parking lot.

Even though we had been gone less than 36 hours, the hospital looked different--more gray than I remembered it.

I walked up to the desk and signed my son in for his test. The doctor had ordered a blood test to check his bilirubin levels. It would be several hours before we would know if he would have to have any further treatment.

While we will continue to focus on local issues and how they affect the community, we also want to delve into state and national issues. Decisions made in Washington, D.C., and Raleigh affect people right here in Brunswick County, so we want to make sure we report on those, too.

A few weeks ago, we launched a new series, “Across the aisle,” to report on issues before Congress.

Deep within the brush and the bog of the Green Swamp—the constant hum of a helicopter overhead—sheriff’s deputies discovered a large marijuana farm.

After several days of searching for the operation, sheriff’s deputies discovered the marijuana farm Friday morning after air surveillance pinpointed the location, Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram said.

HOLDEN BEACH—Dee Carlisle remembers 30 years ago when what has come to be known as the Festival by the Sea was a small middle-island festival for children to stay off the streets on Halloween.

From its meager roots, the festival grew and moved to different locations across the island before becoming Festival by the Sea. Last weekend’s festival saw its biggest numbers yet in its 30-year-plus history, Carlisle said.

In view of the high priority challenges of crime and international terrorism facing the United States and our Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), there is far more than just money to consider in forming a proactive law enforcement partnership involving a helicopter or marine patrol operation.